ILRLR 3300 Final Exam Questions and Answers
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Political Power
o The political power held by labor and management influence their ability to shape public
policy and gov't regulation
o Can be used to enhance b/ total power and relative power
o Weakening political power of unions in the US is likely to have dramatic implications for the
regulation of labor relations and the advancement of policies that might be aligned with labor
Labor Law
Rules of the game
Paternalistic Pattern
♣ personal policies tend to be informally administered
♣ administration involves substantial discretion by operating managers
• managers gain discretion
♣ generally involves union avoidance
Bureaucratic Pattern
♣ variation in policies can spur unionization if some Ees believe other Ees elsewhere in
the firm are benefiting from more favorable policies
• advantageous to standardize policies
HRM Pattern
, ♣ relies on formal policies
♣ take extensive measures to induce Ees to ID their interests with the long term interests
of the firm
New Deal Pattern
♣ highly detailed and formal contracts
♣ grievance arbitration, seniority-based layoff procedures, standardization of pay, etc.
♣ good at providing stable labor relations
Conflict Pattern
♣ involves serious struggle between L and M
♣ prolonged strikes
Participatory Pattern
♣ tries to create mechanisms through which workers can directly solves production and
personnel problems
Industrial Unionism
• Represents all workers at a single place
• Bargaining power from controlling entire workplace
Craft (Occupational Unionism)
• Represent workers in a single occupation in different workplaces
• Responsiveness to a homogeneous occupation
Business Unionism
• Focused fundamentally on the workplace
• Collective bargaining is the key vehicle
• Stronger when employment is more stable (not adaptable)
• Servicing model unions view members like insurance view clients
Verified 100% Correct
Political Power
o The political power held by labor and management influence their ability to shape public
policy and gov't regulation
o Can be used to enhance b/ total power and relative power
o Weakening political power of unions in the US is likely to have dramatic implications for the
regulation of labor relations and the advancement of policies that might be aligned with labor
Labor Law
Rules of the game
Paternalistic Pattern
♣ personal policies tend to be informally administered
♣ administration involves substantial discretion by operating managers
• managers gain discretion
♣ generally involves union avoidance
Bureaucratic Pattern
♣ variation in policies can spur unionization if some Ees believe other Ees elsewhere in
the firm are benefiting from more favorable policies
• advantageous to standardize policies
HRM Pattern
, ♣ relies on formal policies
♣ take extensive measures to induce Ees to ID their interests with the long term interests
of the firm
New Deal Pattern
♣ highly detailed and formal contracts
♣ grievance arbitration, seniority-based layoff procedures, standardization of pay, etc.
♣ good at providing stable labor relations
Conflict Pattern
♣ involves serious struggle between L and M
♣ prolonged strikes
Participatory Pattern
♣ tries to create mechanisms through which workers can directly solves production and
personnel problems
Industrial Unionism
• Represents all workers at a single place
• Bargaining power from controlling entire workplace
Craft (Occupational Unionism)
• Represent workers in a single occupation in different workplaces
• Responsiveness to a homogeneous occupation
Business Unionism
• Focused fundamentally on the workplace
• Collective bargaining is the key vehicle
• Stronger when employment is more stable (not adaptable)
• Servicing model unions view members like insurance view clients
